Craig Gordon
Practical, collaborative counseling for life’s challenges
LPC Virginia
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Craig
Craig Gordon is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with twelve years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
He focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore difficult thoughts and emotions and take steps toward greater wellbeing. Craig emphasizes practical strategies that clients can use between sessions while attending to the emotional work that supports long-term change.
Drawing on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and the Gottman Method, he adapts interventions to each person’s concerns and goals. He has additional experience addressing abandonment and attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family dynamics, impulse-related concerns, and struggles with isolation or life purpose.
Located in Virginia, Craig combines collaborative listening with evidence-informed techniques to help clients move from coping toward clearer direction and improved functioning.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Craig uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and build practical skills to change behaviors and mood; this approach often supports anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that can be useful for strong emotions and relationship tensions. The Gottman Method is used when relationship patterns are a central focus, emphasizing communication skills and rebuilding trust.Choosing the right approach is collaborative; the therapist works with each person to clarify goals, review preferences, and tailor interventions that fit their needs and circumstances. That process allows adjustments over time so treatment stays aligned with changing goals and progress.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from Virginia without traveling for every appointment and allow the therapist and client to maintain momentum between in-person meetings when needed.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Virginia, District of Columbia
Languages
English